It was a good day, ministerially speaking, for male barristers named James.
Women fared far worse in Cabinet appointments.
There's the freshness of new people, new faces, but also a lack of experience.
And how much scope to do things differently does James Browne have at Housing, after Darragh O'Brien's tough tenure?
Paul's bus chats provide crucial intelligence.
Joe Mag Raollaigh is joined by Paul Cunningham, Mícheál Lehane and Sandra Hurley.
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